Author Archives: Ian Holmes
Oceanside RCMP identifies people involved in potential Parksville assault
UPDATE: Oceanside RCMP announced it has identified the persons in video surveillance in connection to a potential assault in Parksville on Jan. 26. No further information was provided as police invest...
Feb 09, 2022
Federal prison sentence issued for man caught in significant Nanaimo drug bust
NANAIMO - A longtime drug addict was handed six years in prison following a high-profile drug seizure in downtown Nanaimo. Terrance Guy Virus, 40, who pleaded guilty to four drug trafficking charges i...
Jan 28, 2022
Man dies following single-vehicle crash on Trans Canada Hwy south of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A serious crash occurred on the Trans Canada Hwy. south of Nanaimo Monday claimed the life of a driver. Nanaimo RCMP confirmed the driver, a male in his 60's from the Nanaimo area, was decla...
Dec 13, 2021
Record-high new COVID-19 cases recorded across B.C.
NANAIMO - A steady increase of new COVID-19 cases in the province over the past several weeks has culminated to an alarming high. The province announced 124 new coronavirus cases on Friday in a joint ...
Aug 28, 2020 Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, who's watched the number of active COVID-19 cases rise dramatically in recent weeks. (flickr/Gov't of BC)